WORK to Save Lives Act
Senate Bill Would Require Federal Agencies to Stock Opioid Overdose Kits, Train Workers
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- This bill aims to prevent drug overdose deaths by making sure life-saving medicine is available in workplaces. It focuses on opioid reversal medications, which can stop an overdose while it is happening.
- All federal government agencies would be required to keep these medications on hand and provide annual training for their employees on how to use them. This includes the Veterans Health Administration.
- For private businesses, the Labor Department would create voluntary guidelines. These tips would help business owners learn how to buy the medicine and how to train their staff if they choose to participate.
- The Labor Department and OSHA would have about nine months (270 days) after the bill becomes law to finish these new rules and guides. This ensures that federal workers are prepared to help in a medical emergency.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
Life & Work
Small business owners would receive voluntary guidance from OSHA on how to acquire, maintain, and train employees on opioid overdose reversal medication. This is non-mandatory, so there is no new compliance burden, but it provides a helpful framework for employers who want to be prepared for opioid emergencies in their workplaces.
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Milestones
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Behind the local push to stock Narcan at construction sites
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
WORK to Save Lives Act
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